Inside The Bills

Stevie Johnson’s groin surgery has kept him from practicing fully with the team to this point. He made more progress Thursday, but just like other veteran players coming off of offseason surgeries there’s a very good reason why he wants to get back with his teammates and participate.

“I know what to do from the sidelines, but it’s a total different story once you’re in there,” Johnson told Buffalobills.com. “I don’t want to just start in training camp and just be able to get my wheels going then. I want to get started a little bit earlier to get a feel for the guys.”

Kyle Williams and Shawne Merriman also pushed to participate in OTAs as well to be that much further ahead come training camp.